https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/english-programme--6177145enDramaSteve Rimmerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6552871901dccbb579d7190fb1ee0971.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/english-programme--6177145Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:16:07 +0000Steve RimmerSJRstephenrimmer49@gmail.comYes folks, we are back! Fun and learning with Steve and the team from The English Programme.noepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-princess-episode-4--72402180https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72402180Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:28:13 +0000SJR327falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-case-of-trespass-episode-3--72400592https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72400592Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:19:23 +0000SJR324falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-princess-episode-3--72400556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72400556Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:09:54 +0000SJR306falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-railway-children-episode-2--72400526https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72400526Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:02:13 +0000SJR314falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pinocchio-episode-3--72398997https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72398997Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:41:23 +0000SJR432falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-railway-children-episode-1--72398969https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72398969Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:33:07 +0000SJR354falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pinocchio-episode-2--72394807https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72394807Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:49:00 +0000SJR309falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-princess-episode-2--72394757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72394757Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:37:24 +0000SJR303falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-case-of-trespass-episode-2--72393648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72393648Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000SJRIt was the forenoon of a hazy, breathless day, and Dan Phillips was trouting up one of the back creeks of the Carleton pond. 340falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-princess-episode-1--72393581https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72393581Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:33:34 +0000SJROnce on a dark winter's day, when the yellow fog hung so thick and heavy in the streets of London that the lamps were lighted and the shop windows blazed with gas as they do at night, an odd-looking little girl sat in a cab with her father and was...341falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pinocchio-episode-1--72393388https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72393388Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:14:24 +0000SJRHow it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.317falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zero-hour-by-ray-bradbury-episode-2--72393099https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72393099Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:31:36 +0000SJRArm in arm, men all over earth were a united front. The perfect weapons were held in equal trust by all nations. A situation of incredibly beautiful balance had been brought about.331falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-case-of-trespass-episode-1--72377893https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72377893Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:38:00 +0000SJRIt was the forenoon of a hazy, breathless day, and Dan Phillips was trouting up one of the back creeks of the Carleton pond. It was somewhat cooler up the creek than out on the main body of water, for the tall birches and willows, crowding down to the...332falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zero-hour-by-ray-bradbury-episode-1--72377479whispered by on the streets, but the children played on. Such fun, such tremulous joy, such tumbling and hearty screaming.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72377479Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:55:36 +0000SJROh, it was to be so jolly! What a game! Such excitement they hadn't known in years. The children catapulted this way and that across the green lawns, shouting at each other, holding hands, flying in circles, climbing trees, laughing.... Overhead, the...whispered by on the streets, but the children played on. Such fun, such tremulous joy, such tumbling and hearty screaming.]]>318falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ultimate-compliment-insult--72377336https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72377336Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:35:32 +0000SJR311falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mystery-of-watson-s-changing-name--72377294https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72377294Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:27:57 +0000SJR304falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/liverpool-fc-transfer-market-squad-shockwaves--72377118https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72377118Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:17:44 +0000SJR308falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-beauty--72363740https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72363740Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:19:29 +0000SJRJoin the heartfelt journey of Black Beauty, a noble black horse with a white star on his forehead, as he travels through the joys and hardships of life in Victorian England. Read by Steve Rimmer, this timeless classic reveals the deep bonds between...495falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vanity-fair--72363602https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72363602Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:08:04 +0000SJRJoin Steve for a captivating retelling of William Makepeace Thackeray's timeless classic, Vanity Fair. Follow two young women—one gentle and trusting, the other fiercely ambitious—as they navigate love, loss, scandal, and society’s glittering...489falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ivanhoe-the-knight-s-return--72363497https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72363497Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:55:26 +0000SJRWe are off to medieval England with a thrilling retelling of Walter Scott's classic Ivanhoe. In a land torn by Norman-Saxon conflict and royal intrigue, a disinherited knight returns from the Crusades to face tournaments of glory, daring rescues, and...617falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hearts-entwined-at-allington-a-tale-of-love-duty-and-quiet-strength--72354161]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72354161Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:19:37 +0000SJRJoin us for a captivating journey into the English countryside, as Steve Rimmer reads from Anthony Trollope’s beloved classic, 'The Small House at Allington'. In the charming village of Allington, two sisters navigate love, family duty, and personal...]]>745falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-time-machine-and-the-shadows-of-tomorrow--72353914]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72353914Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:03:18 +0000SJRA brilliant inventor unveils a machine that defies the boundaries of time itself. What begins as an evening of intellectual wonder among skeptical friends becomes a harrowing journey into humanity’s distant future. In this timeless tale of curiosity...]]>777falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emma-and-the-steady-light-next-door--72353771]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72353771Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:43:44 +0000SJRIn the quiet village of Highbury, spirited Emma Woodhouse shares a long-standing friendship with her wise neighbor Mr. Knightley. When her confident judgments lead to misunderstandings and hurt feelings, his honest guidance becomes both her greatest...]]>757falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-garden--72344862
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72344862Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:04:30 +0000SJRJoin us for a heartwarming retelling of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic, The secret Garden. During the tale you will discover how this place of weeds and neglect had the power to heal three lonely souls. Follow a lonely girl as she arrives...
]]>625falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lorna-doone-and-the-romance-of-exmoor--72343523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72343523Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:39:13 +0000SJRSteve Rimmer invites you to step into the misty moors of 17th-century Exmoor with this timeless romance of forbidden love, family loyalty, and quiet heroism. Follow young farmer John Ridd as he navigates danger, heartache, and destiny in the shadow of...799falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prince-and-the-pauper--72342772
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72342772Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:17:51 +0000SJRIn the streets of old London, a poor boy obsessed with kings and a lonely prince hungry for freedom accidentally trade places. What follows is a whirlwind of adventure, danger, laughter, and discovery as each learns the true meaning of life on the...
]]>646falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-turn-of-the-screw-and-the-shadows-of-bly-manor--72342427]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72342427Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:03:40 +0000SJRA young governess takes a position at the secluded country estate of Bly to care for two remarkably charming orphans. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, a shimmering lake, and an atmosphere of perfect tranquility, she soon senses that something is...]]>755falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rumpelstiltskin-and-the-golden-thread--72341901]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72341901Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:27:47 +0000SJRSteve Rimmer reads the classic tale of a miller’s boast which thrusts his gentle daughter into a deadly challenge when the king demands she spin straw into gold. As nights of magic and mystery unfold in the royal tower, a strange bargain with a...]]>670falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sleeping-beauty-and-the-awakening-of-the-enchanted-rose--72341275
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72341275Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:33:55 +0000SJRJoin Steve Rimmer for a magical retelling of the timeless classic 'The Sleeping Beauty'. In a kingdom where fairies grant wondrous gifts and forgotten curses weave through time, a princess’s fate unfolds amid roses, bravery, and true love. Discover...
]]>736falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shadow-council-and-a-dream-of-order-and-chaos--72340812
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72340812Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:18:58 +0000SJRStep into a sunlit suburb where poets clash over the soul of art, then plunge into a shadowy world of spies, anarchists, and a council of days plotting against order itself. Steve Rimmer reads G.K. Chesterton's wild metaphysical thriller, in which one...
]]>676falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lady-of-the-lake--72340718]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72340718Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:05:32 +0000SJRStep into the misty Scottish Highlands as Steve Rimmer reads 'The Enchanted Isle,' a timeless tale of a mysterious knight lost in wild lochs and ancient forests. There he encounters the graceful Lady of the Lake and becomes entangled in forbidden...]]>629falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/echoes-of-revolution-and-a-tale-of-two-cities--72340019https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72340019Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:12:04 +0000SJRIn the shadow of revolution, two cities collide as love, sacrifice, and redemption weave through the lives of unforgettable souls. From the quiet streets of London to the blood-soaked cobblestones of Paris, this timeless classic reveals the power of...624falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-woman-who-outsmarted-sherlock-holmes--72339676https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72339676Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:52:28 +0000SJRIn the foggy streets of Victorian London, the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes takes on a royal client desperate to bury a scandal from his past. When a clever and captivating woman stands in the way, a battle of wits begins that will challenge...704falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-witch-of-prague-shadows-of-love-and-power--72331256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72331256Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:31:15 +0000SJRIn the mysterious and ancient streets of Prague, where Gothic spires pierce the mist and secrets linger in every shadow, a beautiful and enigmatic young woman possesses strange hypnotic powers that can bend minds and hearts. When a tormented Wanderer...1016falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-canterville-ghost-when-old-worlds-collide--72330535
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72330535Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:39:27 +0000SJRWhen a practical American family purchases the ancient Canterville Chase in England, they receive a grave warning: the historic mansion is haunted by a restless noble ghost who has terrified residents for centuries. Undeterred by superstition, the...
]]>676falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hansel-and-gretel-and-the-house-of-sweets--72327030
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72327030Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:20:07 +0000SJRWhen famine strikes a poor family, two clever children are led deep into an ancient, whispering forest and left to fend for themselves. What begins as a heartbreaking tale of abandonment soon becomes a story of courage, wit, and survival as the...
]]>597falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snow-white-and-the-enchanted-mirror--72319047]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72319047Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:25:04 +0000SJRIn a kingdom where beauty is power and a magic mirror speaks only truth, a kind and innocent princess with skin as white as snow finds herself in mortal danger. Forced to flee into a mysterious forest, she discovers an unexpected new family and must...]]>591falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-red-riding-hood--72318346]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72318346Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:54:18 +0000SJRIn the heart of an ancient forest where shadows dance and danger hides in plain sight, a sweet young girl in a crimson cloak sets out on a simple errand to visit her beloved grandmother. What begins as an innocent journey through the woods becomes a...]]>671falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-three-musketeers-a-retold-classic--72318127https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72318127Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:36:43 +0000SJRSteve reads an abridged version of Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling adventure set in 17th-century France. This version contains many shocking spoilers! Young and hot-headed D’Artagnan leaves his provincial home for Paris with dreams of becoming a...607falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-and-the-beanstalk--72317201]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72317201Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:43:39 +0000SJRSteve reads the tale of a poor boy named Jack who lives with his widowed mother in a humble cottage. When their only cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to market to sell her. Instead, he trades the cow for a handful of mysterious “magic” beans....]]>731falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cinderella--72316378]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72316378Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:02:46 +0000SJRSteve reads the timeless fairy tale of a kind-hearted young woman who endures a life of hardship and cruelty at the hands of her wicked stepmother and spoiled stepsisters. Forced to serve as little more than a servant in her own home, Cinderella’s...]]>716falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kitten-who-nipped-too-soon--72316010https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72316010Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:34:16 +0000SJR426falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-english-programme--72315626https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72315626Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:17:35 +0000SJR443falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-english-programme--72315582https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72315582Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:09:53 +0000SJR469falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-english-programme--72299856https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72299856Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:33:26 +0000SJR339falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-english-programme--72299436https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72299436Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:21:26 +0000SJR312falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-english-programme--72295209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72295209Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:22:56 +0000SJR338falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-english-programme--72295112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72295112Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:16:49 +0000SJR330falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-english-programme--72293959https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72293959Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:29:54 +0000SJR309falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-english-programme--72293688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72293688Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:16:36 +0000SJR316falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-english-programme--72293630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72293630Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:10:20 +0000SJR313falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-english-programme--72293373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72293373Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:02:48 +0000SJR305falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-english-programme--72275768https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72275768Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:27:18 +0000SJR766falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-english-programme--72274869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72274869Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:09:30 +0000SJR312falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-english-programme--72274613https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72274613Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:46:23 +0000SJR316falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-english-programme--72274506https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72274506Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:39:52 +0000SJR349falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-english-programme--72273976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72273976Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:19:42 +0000SJR315falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-english-programme--72273852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72273852Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:13:07 +0000SJR338falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-english-programme--72273736https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72273736Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:06:52 +0000SJR313falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-english-programme--72273701https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72273701Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:59:56 +0000SJR345falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-english-programme--72273669https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72273669Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:52:48 +0000SJR306falsefullSteve Rimmerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-english-programme--72273539https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72273539Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:37:25 +0000SJR332falsefullSteve Rimmer